The Red List of Threatened Species also says that the Northern White Rhino subspecies is “teetering on the brink” and is likely already extinct in the wild.

Rhino populations have suffered in recent years due to an upsurge in poaching for their horns, which are in high demand in the Far East for use in potions that claim medicinal qualities.

Nevertheless, Jane Smart, director of the IUCN Global Species Program, says it is not all bad. “This update offers good and bad news on the status of many species around the world.”

In a call to arms, Smart says: “We have the knowledge that conservation works if executed in a timely manner; yet, without strong political will in combination with targeted efforts and resources, the wonders of nature and the services it provides can be lost forever.”

It is already too late it seems for the Western Black Rhino.

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